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U.K. pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after U.S. opposition

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U.K. pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after U.S. opposition

Aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group. | Photo Credit: AP Britain’s government said on Saturday (April 11, 2026) it had put on hold its deal ​to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands — home to the ‌U.S.-British Diego Garcia air base — which has ​been criticised by U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump….

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U.K. hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in deal to secure U.S. base

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U.K. hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in deal to secure U.S. base

File photo of fuel tanks at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain’s government said Thursday (October 3, 2024) it agreed…

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